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and you may have heard gingrich say this last night -- >> many of you may have noticed the obama administration has declared war on the catholic church and other religious institutions. >> well, newt is talking about the obama administration's recent decision to force catholic institutions including hospitals and universities to pay for birth control including iuds that run counter to the teachings of the church. the administration says the decision is based on health concerns, but church leaders say it violates religious freedom. we'll have that debate here tonight. and new tapes from the day president kennedy was shot. >> i wish to god there was something that i could do, and i wanted to tell you that we were grieving with you. >> yes, well thanks, thank you very much. >> that is president lyndon johnson newly sworn in consoling rose kennedy, the president's mother. we have more of the kennedy tapes for you tonight. finally let me finish the duel going on right now between newt gingrich and mitt romney and how it reminds me of the aaron burr and alexander hamilton real thing. we begin with mi
and you may have heard gingrich say this last night -- >> many of you may have noticed the obama administration has declared war on the catholic church and other religious institutions. >> well, newt is talking about the obama administration's recent decision to force catholic institutions including hospitals and universities to pay for birth control including iuds that run counter to the teachings of the church. the administration says the decision is based on health concerns, but...
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the number of new proposals for taxes and spending are through the roof in this obama administration and with democrat governors. the number of people that lost a job over 800,000. so while we're making some progress, i can't think of a thing they have done other than stimulus spending that would be responsible for that. i say we can do better. 8%, not good enough. we can do a lot better. 25 million americans that are underemployed or unemployed. that's not good enough. mitt romney created over 100,000. new jobs showed he could turn the olympics around. >> let's talk about social issues. in some cases in the republican race this is overshadowed talk about the economy. you have been at the center of some of this. you backed an abortion bill initially that included a very invasive procedure as part of an ultrasound that the state would have required. then you backed off of that. were you wrong to support that initially? >> listen, that was one bill out of 1,000 all focused on economic, development, education and others. virginia we have the lowest unemployment rate in the southeast and
the number of new proposals for taxes and spending are through the roof in this obama administration and with democrat governors. the number of people that lost a job over 800,000. so while we're making some progress, i can't think of a thing they have done other than stimulus spending that would be responsible for that. i say we can do better. 8%, not good enough. we can do a lot better. 25 million americans that are underemployed or unemployed. that's not good enough. mitt romney created over...
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. >> she does but i don't think the obama administration knows what it thinks it should do yet? i think you'll see movements in state. >> on the friday morning of the shooting before it happened, really, the quote was on thursday, the front page of "the denver post" in colorado was that the governor of colorado said we need to have a debate in the legislature over gun control. six months before he didn't want to talk about it and now he says now's the time to talk about it after the aurora shooting so what you might see, in lieu of the white house actually saying here's a federal policy, you may see a number of states, at least, even in a pro gun state like colorado. i was surprised to her him say the legislature needs to have a debate. i should add upon the news that new democratic speaker of the house in colorado said the problem is, how do you define an assault weapon? how do you define this and that. i'm not saying they don't want it to go forward because i don't know. but the point to your point is that democrats, i think, know they want to do something. it's what exactly s
. >> she does but i don't think the obama administration knows what it thinks it should do yet? i think you'll see movements in state. >> on the friday morning of the shooting before it happened, really, the quote was on thursday, the front page of "the denver post" in colorado was that the governor of colorado said we need to have a debate in the legislature over gun control. six months before he didn't want to talk about it and now he says now's the time to talk about it...
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the obama administration did not know they had been asking for more security help. >> we weren't told they wanted more security. we did not know they wanted more security. by the way, at the time, we were told exactly, we said exactly what the intelligence community told us that they knew. that was the assessment. >> there was an assessment, but the state department did know from videos that requests had been made and were turned down. a state department official acknowledged testifying on capitol hill yesterday. there was a sharp disagreement over medicare. biden charged ryan's plan would raise out of pocket costs for seniors. >> use your common sense, who do you trust on this, a man who introduced a bill to raise it $6400 a year knowing it and passing it and romney saying he signed it or may in the present? >> ryan objected. >> that statistic was misleading. more importantly, this is what politicians do when they don't have a record to run on. try to scare people from voting for you. >> on this, biden is right. the congressional budget office said it would force most future seniors
the obama administration did not know they had been asking for more security help. >> we weren't told they wanted more security. we did not know they wanted more security. by the way, at the time, we were told exactly, we said exactly what the intelligence community told us that they knew. that was the assessment. >> there was an assessment, but the state department did know from videos that requests had been made and were turned down. a state department official acknowledged...
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you said the administration raised corporate tax rates. that's a lie. you said president obama has not signed any trade deals, which would be news to officials in south korea and colombia and panama, with whom the president has signed trade deals. you said americans are the only people on earth who put our hand over our heart during the playing of the national anthem. that is not only a lie, it's absurd, and it's weird you would even say it. what do you do with a candidate for president who lice about even the stupid stuff? >> i can't trust him to tell the truth about what he advocates. >> you said of mitt romney, somebody who will lie to you to get to be president will lie to you when they are president. i have to ask you, are you calling mitt romney a liar? >> yes. >> you're calling mitt romney a liar? >> well, you seem shocked by it, yes. >> if a man's dishonest to obtain a job, he'll be dishonest on the job. >> it is one thing to look at a candidate's rivals and say, oh, they're calling him a liar. that's one thing we call each other in politics now
you said the administration raised corporate tax rates. that's a lie. you said president obama has not signed any trade deals, which would be news to officials in south korea and colombia and panama, with whom the president has signed trade deals. you said americans are the only people on earth who put our hand over our heart during the playing of the national anthem. that is not only a lie, it's absurd, and it's weird you would even say it. what do you do with a candidate for president who...
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the obama administration did finally admit to the fact we're doing this in year nine of the policy, just last month. they admitted to it in a speech by the president's counterterrorism adviser. here is the thing about the policy. nobody ever gets to see it's happening. not just in the normal way we as civilians don't get to see the war fighting troops do in other countries. in pakistan, it's something more than that. there aren't embedded reporters riding along somehow with theç drone pilots. the tribal areas where this is happening are explicitly off limited to westerners including western reporters. i know from experience how difficult it is to get a visa to cover pakistan at all as a western reporter but to go on a report on drove strikes in the place where the answer is no. that's why this exclusive report we have tonight which has never been seen anywhere before is so critically important and so fascinating. this is san exclusive very, very hard to get footage from something almost no outsider has ever seen. watch this. >> this is what many pakistanis call evidence of an american
the obama administration did finally admit to the fact we're doing this in year nine of the policy, just last month. they admitted to it in a speech by the president's counterterrorism adviser. here is the thing about the policy. nobody ever gets to see it's happening. not just in the normal way we as civilians don't get to see the war fighting troops do in other countries. in pakistan, it's something more than that. there aren't embedded reporters riding along somehow with theç drone pilots....
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and i think the obama administration understands that. they've got their campaign working diligently in putting that ground operation in place. but they're not forgetting about the fact that money is a critical part and those super pacs can make a difference quickly because they can immediately put you on to tv and into the media and do the kind of things that you need to bring a ground campaign into action quickly. so they're both very, very critical parts of the campaign. but you definitely see the president taking it all seriously, getting out there and making sure that he's going to be prepared for whenever the decision gets made with the republicans. >> those super pacs are being blamed, as you know, for really contributes to a vitriolic atmosphere. but it was already there in washington. we heard barbara bush, of all people, saying today, i hate the fact that people think compromise is a dirty word. your good friend, olympia snowe, is going to get out of the game. she seems to be part of what's a dying breed, who are people willing
and i think the obama administration understands that. they've got their campaign working diligently in putting that ground operation in place. but they're not forgetting about the fact that money is a critical part and those super pacs can make a difference quickly because they can immediately put you on to tv and into the media and do the kind of things that you need to bring a ground campaign into action quickly. so they're both very, very critical parts of the campaign. but you definitely...
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he took medicare head on in fact saying president obama, the administration said we want to end medicare as you know it. in fact, i'm trying to save medicare. whether you believe that or not, it was taken head on. former secretary of state condoleezza rice. she chose to use her notes, not a teleprompter, discussing america's role on the global stage. >> i know, too, that there is a weariness. i know that it feels as if we have carried these burdens long enough, but we can only know that there is no choice because one of two things will happen if we don't lead. either no one will lead and there will be chaos or someone will fill the vacuum who does not share our values. my fellow americans, we do not have a choice. we cannot be reluctant to lead, and you cannot lead from behind. [ applause ] >> the challenge is real and the times are hard, but america has met and overcome hard challenges before. >> on a personal note, a little girl grows up in gempro, birmingham, the segregated city of the south where her parents can't take her to a movie theater or to a restaurant, but they have her abso
he took medicare head on in fact saying president obama, the administration said we want to end medicare as you know it. in fact, i'm trying to save medicare. whether you believe that or not, it was taken head on. former secretary of state condoleezza rice. she chose to use her notes, not a teleprompter, discussing america's role on the global stage. >> i know, too, that there is a weariness. i know that it feels as if we have carried these burdens long enough, but we can only know that...
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they criticized the obama's administration's handling of benghazi. sarah palin headlines her column, "obama's shuck and jive ends with benghazi lives." trump offered money if the president would turn over college records and passport applications. a few weeks ago after employment dropped below 8%, trump claimed it was a result of white house manipulation. let's catch his wording though. >> do you think they changed the numbers? >> i do. i do. and i think that they did -- there was a lot of monkey business. >> sucking up to him is really sickening. sure, talk to him about housing development, talk to him about downtown development. he's a genius. don't ask him his political views because he gets back into monkey business and he's from kenya. >> my overarching point is these guys, not saying they're sophisticated, i think this is crass, but what they've managed to do is take these racial arguments and attacks but also make them into something that he's not just -- not just that he's black but he's foreign. that he's european, he's socialistic, he's not
they criticized the obama's administration's handling of benghazi. sarah palin headlines her column, "obama's shuck and jive ends with benghazi lives." trump offered money if the president would turn over college records and passport applications. a few weeks ago after employment dropped below 8%, trump claimed it was a result of white house manipulation. let's catch his wording though. >> do you think they changed the numbers? >> i do. i do. and i think that they did --...
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this video will be quite entertaining in the sense it will let the obama administration try to rewrite history. my guess is they will not talk about obama care. they will not talk about the increasing regulations from osha. they will not talk about lack of energy independent in this country. >> is it rewriting history if you don't talk about it? >> i think that is what this video will try to do. i think they will try to put their spin on it. it's a smart thing to do. it begins he's going to start spending it with his version on the last three years. i think the american people and the republican candidates will disagree with their history writing. >> it includes the auto bailout, that decision to tackle health care. the republican candidates have been hitting hard on those fronts. take a listen to this. >> if we don't do this now, it will be a generation before 30 million people have health insurance. >> if the auto industry goes down, what happens to america's manufacturing base? what happens to jobs in america? what happens to the whole midwest? >> is this to the romney campaign a re
this video will be quite entertaining in the sense it will let the obama administration try to rewrite history. my guess is they will not talk about obama care. they will not talk about the increasing regulations from osha. they will not talk about lack of energy independent in this country. >> is it rewriting history if you don't talk about it? >> i think that is what this video will try to do. i think they will try to put their spin on it. it's a smart thing to do. it begins he's...
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>> i'm interested in what dennis was saying because at the end of the day obama administration has been tougher on teacher's unions than i think democrats have been. i think there is dissatisfaction towards arty dunkin. >> didn't the nea put out 15 points of things they thought the president could do better. >> i believe in president obama's vision for america and the role public education plays. what i don't want is someone running in the office of president who has a very different vision for public education. >> i interrupted you. >> this is interesting. maybe it's a vision for what we are going to see in november that clearly liberal ranks have not been all that happy with president obama but maybe we're seeing a broader effort. once you look at the alternatives then maybe president obama seems a much better choice. >> if these folks get fired up and the unions get fired up and more traditional democrat constituencies get fired up, will its impact be diminished this year because of the superpack money? because so many ads are on the air and because of social media? >> i don't think
>> i'm interested in what dennis was saying because at the end of the day obama administration has been tougher on teacher's unions than i think democrats have been. i think there is dissatisfaction towards arty dunkin. >> didn't the nea put out 15 points of things they thought the president could do better. >> i believe in president obama's vision for america and the role public education plays. what i don't want is someone running in the office of president who has a very...
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after the break, congress is challenging the obama administration's mandate on contraception, should employers be able to opt out of health care services they find objectionable? when i grow up, i want to fix up old houses. ♪ [ woman ] when i grow up, i want to take him on his first flight. i want to run a marathon. i'm going to own my own restaurant. when i grow up, i'm going to start a band. [ female announcer ] at aarp we believe you're never done growing. thanks, mom. i just want to get my car back. [ female announcer ] discover what's next in your life. get this free travel bag when you join at aarp.org/jointoday. what ? customers didn't like it. so why do banks do it ? hello ? hello ?! if your bank doesn't let you talk to a real person 24/7, you need an ally. hello ? ally bank. no nonsense. just people sense. no, i wouldn't use that single miles credit card. hey, aren't you... shhh. i'm researching a role. today's special... the capital one venture card. you earn double miles on every purchase. impressive. chalk is a lost medium. if you're not earning double miles... you're s
after the break, congress is challenging the obama administration's mandate on contraception, should employers be able to opt out of health care services they find objectionable? when i grow up, i want to fix up old houses. ♪ [ woman ] when i grow up, i want to take him on his first flight. i want to run a marathon. i'm going to own my own restaurant. when i grow up, i'm going to start a band. [ female announcer ] at aarp we believe you're never done growing. thanks, mom. i just want to get...
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a lawsuit filed against the obama administration by 43 catholic institutions. i'm going to talk to congresswoman eleanor homes-norton about that. also joining the conversation, a law professor from notre dame university, one of the schools involved in that suit. >>> and blast-off against a dark pre-dawn sky. did you see this? the launch of the spacex rocket and why it signals a new era in space exploration. ♪ fly me to the moon sarah... will you marry me? i think we should see other people. in fact, i'm already seeing your best friend, justin. ♪ i would've appreciated a proactive update on the status of our relationship. who do you think i am, tim? quicken loans? at quicken loans, we provide you with proactive updates on the status of your home loan. and our innovative online tools ensure that you're always in the loop. one more way quicken loans is engineered to amaze. ensure that you're always in the loop. do you guys ride? well... no. sometimes, yeah. yes. well, if you know anybody else who also rides, send them here -- we got great coverage. it's not li
a lawsuit filed against the obama administration by 43 catholic institutions. i'm going to talk to congresswoman eleanor homes-norton about that. also joining the conversation, a law professor from notre dame university, one of the schools involved in that suit. >>> and blast-off against a dark pre-dawn sky. did you see this? the launch of the spacex rocket and why it signals a new era in space exploration. ♪ fly me to the moon sarah... will you marry me? i think we should see other...
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comes on the heels of a video that involves officers who criticized the obama administration for leaking information on the bin laden raid for political gain. >>> a never before heard interview with dr. martin luther king, jr. discovered stowed away in an attic in chattanooga, tennessee. the reel to reel audio recording dates to december 21st, 1960, and features a 31-year-old dr. king discussing the struggle for civil rights. >> i am convinced that when the history books are written in future years, historians will have to record this movement as one of the greatest epics of our heritage. i think the movement represents struggle on the highest level of dignity and discipline. no one of goodwill can disagree with the ends of the sit-in movement, the end to break down all barriers between people on the basis of race, color. >> that's a 31-year-old martin luther king, jr. in 1960. the interview is conducted by an insurance salesman writing an unpublished book on racism. the tapes will be up for a private sale later this month. >>> still ahead on "way too early," after his team is swept by t
comes on the heels of a video that involves officers who criticized the obama administration for leaking information on the bin laden raid for political gain. >>> a never before heard interview with dr. martin luther king, jr. discovered stowed away in an attic in chattanooga, tennessee. the reel to reel audio recording dates to december 21st, 1960, and features a 31-year-old dr. king discussing the struggle for civil rights. >> i am convinced that when the history books are...
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if the obama administration continues to press their initiatives, education, too, but especially jobs, if they continue to press their initiatives and put congress on the defensive, i think that they're going to continue to try to use that to score political points. quite frankly, i think it would resonate well with the public. >> earl hutchinson, great to have you on. thank you. >>> as santorum -- or a santorum super pac is calling on newt gingrich to quit, to get out of this race so that santorum can have a better chance at beating mitt romney. could he be persuaded? i'm going to ask somebody from the gingrich camp coming up. >>> the end of an era in indianapolis. why the colts are getting rid of their long-time quarterback peyton manning. does he sooefb to get the sack? . why? i thought jill was your soul mate. no, no it's her dad. the general's your soul mate? dude what? no, no, no. he's, he's on my back about providing for his little girl. hey don't worry. e-trade's got a totally new investing dashboard. everything is on one page, your investments, quotes, research... it's like t
if the obama administration continues to press their initiatives, education, too, but especially jobs, if they continue to press their initiatives and put congress on the defensive, i think that they're going to continue to try to use that to score political points. quite frankly, i think it would resonate well with the public. >> earl hutchinson, great to have you on. thank you. >>> as santorum -- or a santorum super pac is calling on newt gingrich to quit, to get out of this...
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let the obama administration do it for you, which is maybe a pain for the obama administration, but eh, i have a hard time getting worked up about it. the one i do get worked up about is to get gop governors to refuse to participate in the medicaid expansion. now, they can do this. states don't to have participate in medicaid. it took arizona 20 years after the original medicaid program was set up to join in. and some gop governors have already said they're going to try to sit this one out, too. >> every governor has two critical decisions to make, one is do we set up the exchanges and secondly, do we expand medicaid. in louisiana, we're not doing either. >> that's bobby jindal saying his state is going to pass up on a sweet, sweet deal. worth spending a moment on this because it's important to understand why. there's something weird in the design of the affordable care act. something you wouldn't expect from the political care act. it's way nicer to red states than blue states. the reason is the medicaid part. the medicaid part of the bill works like this. right now, states have a ton
let the obama administration do it for you, which is maybe a pain for the obama administration, but eh, i have a hard time getting worked up about it. the one i do get worked up about is to get gop governors to refuse to participate in the medicaid expansion. now, they can do this. states don't to have participate in medicaid. it took arizona 20 years after the original medicaid program was set up to join in. and some gop governors have already said they're going to try to sit this one out,...
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. >> reporter: but the obama administration says the law regulates the entire health care market something that everyone is involved in. >> what congress found is no one can say that they will not need health care, that everyone is at risk at every moment. it's a fact of our mortality as human beings. >> that was in connection pete williams reporting for us. tomorrow the court will consider whether the rest of the hearth law can remain in place if the insurance mandate falls. later whether congress has the foreexpand the medicaid program. turning overseas officials in afghanistan are investigating the shooting deaths of three foreign troops yesterday apparently by afghan security forces who turned their weapons on coalition force. first two british soldiers as we told you yesterday morning were gunned down by an afghan army soldier at a nato base in the south. then an american soldier was killed by a member of the anti-taliban fighting force. those insider attacks claimed 16 nato troops this year alone. that's 18% of all coalition deaths. yesterday's attacks were the first to target foreig
. >> reporter: but the obama administration says the law regulates the entire health care market something that everyone is involved in. >> what congress found is no one can say that they will not need health care, that everyone is at risk at every moment. it's a fact of our mortality as human beings. >> that was in connection pete williams reporting for us. tomorrow the court will consider whether the rest of the hearth law can remain in place if the insurance mandate falls....
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there was a sense by the obama administration and that the white house that it had to be negative for this campaign. you could not rely on defense, only a good strong offense. i think today's hard economic news, the pathetic number of new jobs this past month, and the worse in your opinions coming in must be a wake up call. now here this. there is little way that obama will win the election in the midwhere it will be fought by middle the road voters by telling the voters that things are bad, but will be worst under romney. the american people are at their core an optimistic people. we don't believe the only alternative to a bad outlook is a worse outlook. that's why you can't put it together. we have to believe and have faith and see a better day coming if we make the right deci.
there was a sense by the obama administration and that the white house that it had to be negative for this campaign. you could not rely on defense, only a good strong offense. i think today's hard economic news, the pathetic number of new jobs this past month, and the worse in your opinions coming in must be a wake up call. now here this. there is little way that obama will win the election in the midwhere it will be fought by middle the road voters by telling the voters that things are bad,...
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last week was a big winning week for president obama and for the obama administration, even bracketing the holder situation. the affordable care decision on the part of the supreme court gives president obama and the campaign a bit more swagger going into sort of midsummer here. i think the other part of it is it was always sort of the incompetence of the surrogates and in some ways, that story, the idea of surrogates not being able to stay on message is not the same thing of whether or not the campaign itself has the right message. >> you know, the thing i think people figured was going to happen, the surrogates were getting the media coverage, and a poll came out and 44% of americans didn't know the supreme court ruled on health care last week. it didn't cross their radar? >> what world do you and i live in? >> that's my concern. it made me think about, you know, is anybody actually less well qualified to say what might work or not work with swing voters than the people who sit in chairs like this one who are following every piece and movement in the presidential campaign? it doesn't
last week was a big winning week for president obama and for the obama administration, even bracketing the holder situation. the affordable care decision on the part of the supreme court gives president obama and the campaign a bit more swagger going into sort of midsummer here. i think the other part of it is it was always sort of the incompetence of the surrogates and in some ways, that story, the idea of surrogates not being able to stay on message is not the same thing of whether or not the...
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remember, it was president obama who campaigned on ending the iraq war and shift to afghanistan. he did raise troop level in afghanistan. simultaneously announcing a timeline to end u.s. involvement by 2014. >> i am convince that he had our security is at stake in afghanistan and pakistan. it is from here we were attacked 9/11 and it is from here that new attacks are being plotted as i speak. >> but that has hamstrung but a weak government. nearly 1800 americans have now been killed in afghanistan. that's about half of them over the past two years. more than 15,000 have been wounded and well over $400 billion has been spent during the past decade. the president's republican rivals say it's time to take a look at a new strategy and maybe even come home sooner than you think. >> we should on a regular basis reassess what's happening in afghanistan and any place where we have activity going on and assess what's the right course forward. >> i think the current situation with the president putting a timeline in place has made a very winnable operation very, very difficult. >> our own
remember, it was president obama who campaigned on ending the iraq war and shift to afghanistan. he did raise troop level in afghanistan. simultaneously announcing a timeline to end u.s. involvement by 2014. >> i am convince that he had our security is at stake in afghanistan and pakistan. it is from here we were attacked 9/11 and it is from here that new attacks are being plotted as i speak. >> but that has hamstrung but a weak government. nearly 1800 americans have now been killed...
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. >> the obama administration is firing back at reince priebus and his attempt to shoot down the allegation that the gop is waging a war on women. just a reminder, here's what he had to say, comparing women to caterpillars. >> if the democrats said we had a war on caterpillars, then every main stream media outlet talked about that, then we would have problems with caterpillars. the fact of the matter is it is a fiction. >> as we talk about what's taken place since a lot of wide sweeping reform happened in 2010. the republican party coming into power. not only in congress but in state legislatures around the country itself. there are laws that have shot up on the books in 2011 with a woman's reproductive rights and so many abortion bills. as early as next week in mississippi, that would shut down the only abortion clinic there. the only one there. how is the rnc, how is eyewitness news priebus able to say there is not a target being placed on the rights of women in this country right now. >> the decision the voters made in the fall of 2010, i really doubt whatever they were thinking, they we
. >> the obama administration is firing back at reince priebus and his attempt to shoot down the allegation that the gop is waging a war on women. just a reminder, here's what he had to say, comparing women to caterpillars. >> if the democrats said we had a war on caterpillars, then every main stream media outlet talked about that, then we would have problems with caterpillars. the fact of the matter is it is a fiction. >> as we talk about what's taken place since a lot of...
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administration believes decisions about medical care should be made by a woman and her doctor not a woman and her boss. we encourage the senate to reject the cynical attempt to roll back decades of progress in women's health. that from kathleen sebelius. >>> ben bernanke is offering a stern warning when it comes to the economy suggesting that recent signs of recovery could be compromised by what happens in washington. in testimony before congress yesterday, bernanke warned that a one-two punch of spending cuts and tax hikes may be more than the nation's economy can handle. >> monetary policy is not a panacea that it can help offset cyclical fluctuations and financial crises like we have, but the long-term health of the economy depends mostly on decisions taken by congress and the administration. i think you also have to protect the recovery in the near-term under current law, on january 1, 2013 there will be a massive fiscal cliff of large spending cuts and tax increases. >> the tax increase he's talking about, the bush tax cuts not being extended. chairman bernanke also raised the
administration believes decisions about medical care should be made by a woman and her doctor not a woman and her boss. we encourage the senate to reject the cynical attempt to roll back decades of progress in women's health. that from kathleen sebelius. >>> ben bernanke is offering a stern warning when it comes to the economy suggesting that recent signs of recovery could be compromised by what happens in washington. in testimony before congress yesterday, bernanke warned that a...
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the historic which is whether or not this incident gives the obama administration greater sense of urgency for its long, slow, plan to end the war. "the new york times" suggests different opinions in the administration but talk going on, nonetheless, about the pace of withdrawal. these talks started before this weekend's massacre but are not worth blind sourced items on the front page and the right-hand column of "the new york times." now that that massacre has happened. >>> also -- meanwhile -- after the united states, the country what has the most troops fighting in afghanistan is britain. david kameron arrived in washington today for his first i have at this time. the prime minister and president obama are expected to talk about troop levels in afghanistan. >> this is worth remembering why we're in afghanistan. we're there to train the afghan army and police so that that country is able to look after its own security. >>> and also on the agenda for this big trip of the british prime minister besides talking about the future of the war, basketball, apparently. president obama and prime m
the historic which is whether or not this incident gives the obama administration greater sense of urgency for its long, slow, plan to end the war. "the new york times" suggests different opinions in the administration but talk going on, nonetheless, about the pace of withdrawal. these talks started before this weekend's massacre but are not worth blind sourced items on the front page and the right-hand column of "the new york times." now that that massacre has happened....
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and the obama administration have focused on is legal rights for women. >> absolutely. karzai has been balanced on this dell indicate political seesaw, between conservatives on one side and the problem is that the women are worried about them tht time is people worry their rights to go to work and school. we're not talking about much are going to be the political fodder for negotiations that will bring a relative stability to afghanistan. i think a peace deal without women involved in an agreement. it's not a staple or lasting piece. >> when you were living in afghanistan, you lived with the women. you know what they were going through. they had no health care, no prenatal care. has that improved at all? >> you've seen real victories in terms of women being able to save other women's lives. you have mid wives. you have more than 150 media outlets. i think the quiet heroes are the voices that are lost and really drowned out in the violence. that's an enormous tragedy and a casualty of all of this that we've seen recently. >> what about the quotas that were established wh
and the obama administration have focused on is legal rights for women. >> absolutely. karzai has been balanced on this dell indicate political seesaw, between conservatives on one side and the problem is that the women are worried about them tht time is people worry their rights to go to work and school. we're not talking about much are going to be the political fodder for negotiations that will bring a relative stability to afghanistan. i think a peace deal without women involved in an...
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administration keeping alive? to your point it is sometimes difficult to say six months out what's going to turn a campaign, well, it is always difficult to say six months out what's going to turn a campaign. >> look, i think they will give it a shot. for the health care act, in particular, what's going to have a lot to do with whether or not what the conversation looks like will be the supreme court rulings. we are moving into oral arguments and should get a ruling in june. depending on what happens there, the conversation over the health care law could be any number of incredibly intense ways. one other point to make here is another group of voters strong on this, you look at the polls, is young voters. a lot of what we are talking about, birth control, the way rush limbaugh went after women, the idea that birth control is not a settled issue. that a student in this would not be acted upon is astonishing. much of the obama campaign needs to activate as much in '08 if they want to win again. >> i want to tell fol
administration keeping alive? to your point it is sometimes difficult to say six months out what's going to turn a campaign, well, it is always difficult to say six months out what's going to turn a campaign. >> look, i think they will give it a shot. for the health care act, in particular, what's going to have a lot to do with whether or not what the conversation looks like will be the supreme court rulings. we are moving into oral arguments and should get a ruling in june. depending on...
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that's twice as many as they were before the obama administration. it's -- so this is -- we are in -- the system we have s of s core american values because families are getting split up. i think the more people hear about that the more it changes the discussion about immigration. >> the more -- there's a sense that this is happening over there, to those people over there and they are the invisible people. the reality is one in four latinos knows someone or knows of someone who knows of someone who has been deported or detained. so this is not a small sector of the american -- you know, like off in theis dan idistance in i happening among us, in every single state. the obama administration has talked a lot about new tactics, judicial discretion, prosecutorial discretion, judicial review. i spent a year working on the front line on pbs documentary on this and we went into three detention centers. it took a lot of time and effort to get there. i have to tell you that i am pretty sure that the conditions within these detention centers, regardless of wha
that's twice as many as they were before the obama administration. it's -- so this is -- we are in -- the system we have s of s core american values because families are getting split up. i think the more people hear about that the more it changes the discussion about immigration. >> the more -- there's a sense that this is happening over there, to those people over there and they are the invisible people. the reality is one in four latinos knows someone or knows of someone who knows of...
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administration. during those early days, it was a ca tatreau fee of epic proportion. the largest environmental disaster in the history of our country and you know, the president, the vice president, secretary napolitano, daily briefings with valerie jarrett, with the gulf coast governors, that was part of what was happening at the time. and so the initial reaction i think was ves positive to a very difficult event. now, there's been some significant studies since the hole was plugged, if you will, that has been really led by university of south florida in large measure. great local coverage and in the tampa bay times, story recently talked about the fact that of the fish that you're showing on the screen that some of these fish seem to continue to have impact, that there is petroleum still in the water but that's not hard to imagine. i mean, when you realize that over 200 million gallons gushed into the gulf of mexico for such an extended period of time, almost i guess it was 87 days or so, it's hard
administration. during those early days, it was a ca tatreau fee of epic proportion. the largest environmental disaster in the history of our country and you know, the president, the vice president, secretary napolitano, daily briefings with valerie jarrett, with the gulf coast governors, that was part of what was happening at the time. and so the initial reaction i think was ves positive to a very difficult event. now, there's been some significant studies since the hole was plugged, if you...
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. >> allow me then to show you what rick santorum said when asked about president obama's commitment to israel. here's what he said. >> i have seen the president who has been reticent. he says he has israel's back. from everything i have seen from this administration, he has turned his back on the people of israel. >> turned his back on the people of israel? did mr. santorum suffer hearing failure because that's not the impression i got from the president's speech. >> santorum is pandering for political votes and talking to his narrow base. romney is doing the same. so is gingrich. but bottom line, this is a profoundly-important question for israel, for the middle east, and for the united states of america. and in fact, it can't be micromanaged by candidates and it can't be micromanaged by congress. sanctions have worked in the past. they worked in south africa. they worked with north korea. they worked with iraq. when you see the history of the sanctions and how much it debilitated the weapons of mass destruction program that supposed saddam hussein was doing, it shows that patience
. >> allow me then to show you what rick santorum said when asked about president obama's commitment to israel. here's what he said. >> i have seen the president who has been reticent. he says he has israel's back. from everything i have seen from this administration, he has turned his back on the people of israel. >> turned his back on the people of israel? did mr. santorum suffer hearing failure because that's not the impression i got from the president's speech. >>...
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the obama administration's energy policies. i wouldn't be surprised if he talks about that. >> is it odd, people wagging tongues about calista appearing with him? >> if e watch the president's campaign and the republican primary season, it is not a surprise that they share that podium together. i'm not surprised at all. >> all right. jeb bush expected to focus in his speech on education, but ard coulding to plit politico, expected to defend his brother's legacy. what are we hearing? >> a wait and see approach how much he defends his brother and his brother's legacy. he was on "meet the press" this past sunday telling david gregory that president obama was a bit unfair to blame his brother for everything that's gone on, because president obama has now been in office more than three years. so coming to his brother's defense there. i think we'll all gob to watch top see how aggressively he comes to his brother's defense beyond his discussion on education. >> and then we have the rising star of senator marco rubio. he was highly to
the obama administration's energy policies. i wouldn't be surprised if he talks about that. >> is it odd, people wagging tongues about calista appearing with him? >> if e watch the president's campaign and the republican primary season, it is not a surprise that they share that podium together. i'm not surprised at all. >> all right. jeb bush expected to focus in his speech on education, but ard coulding to plit politico, expected to defend his brother's legacy. what are we...
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♪ >> the administration said that obama care, that religious organizations, catholic schools and hospitals and so forth have to provide for free contraception and abortive pills in violation of those religious organizations, this kind of assault on religion will end if i'm if president of the united. >> that was mitt romney a half an hour ago, his comments as the white house is being hammered on the new rule s the administration looking to compromise joining me now is terry o'neal. thanks for joining the program. >> hey, alex, how are you? >> i'm great, a lot of buzz words, war on religion, abortive pills, they are trying make it a wedge issue, do you you think they can do so to the extent that the white house will change its position on contraseption >> no, the ones that will be in trouble in 2012 will be the ones that try to restrict birth control, that is different than the abortion debate. 98% of sexually active women that includes 98% of catholic sexually active women use birth control at some point, a vast majority of people in the country think that if an employer is going to offer
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i think the tough call now is for the obama administration. for everything that pete said plus these two facts, one, this case was really well tried by the federal prosecutors. robert higdon pr from d.c., dav harbaugh as well. the key issue here was always john edwards to be the first person prosecuted for this so he couldn't have had criminal intent. the federal election commission was not on board with this prosecution, they couldn't find a violation, so the prosecution could have had a better reason for a conviction, they didn't get it. >> all you have to do is show one purpose of giving this money would be to help his campaign, right? >> that's right. and the statute said anything of value given for the purpose of influencing an election will be considered a contribution. she didn't require that finding of this jury. she said it could be for one of many purposes. there was every opportunity for a conviction here. john edwards, the politician, ended his career on the beach. >> you know what's interesting, pete, i don't know whether i can pu
i think the tough call now is for the obama administration. for everything that pete said plus these two facts, one, this case was really well tried by the federal prosecutors. robert higdon pr from d.c., dav harbaugh as well. the key issue here was always john edwards to be the first person prosecuted for this so he couldn't have had criminal intent. the federal election commission was not on board with this prosecution, they couldn't find a violation, so the prosecution could have had a...
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administration. she was naive about how this stuff works. she didn't realize they wanted to interview her. she's very naive about the way government works and the political continue stranlts but sophisticated about the way the economy works and really sizes this thing up better than anyone else on the team and sees -- >> at the very least perhaps by assessing the scale of the liability. >> yes. >> even if you don't like her solution, she was the one person in the room saying the scope of the problem that we are trying to solve, like the 30 million jobs, it sounds like she was arguing we didn't even understand the scale of the problem. >> that's right. on top of that, she argued the president should see these tradeoffs clearly. even if you're not going to recommend $1.8 trillion, he should see how far away you are from the ideal. >> one premise, noam, which if you spent more the economy would be better. mostly the republican party and all the austrian economists would argue with the press saying spend
administration. she was naive about how this stuff works. she didn't realize they wanted to interview her. she's very naive about the way government works and the political continue stranlts but sophisticated about the way the economy works and really sizes this thing up better than anyone else on the team and sees -- >> at the very least perhaps by assessing the scale of the liability. >> yes. >> even if you don't like her solution, she was the one person in the room saying...
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what the obama administration and geithner said is massive tax increases and zero reforms. our savings come from not occupying iraq for the next 20 years. the budget they put forward was laughed out of the house and the senate last year. no democrat wanted to agree to that before they ran for re-election. >> but you're making the case because there is still the fundamental question of whether republicans feel beholden to the position that they cannot raise taxes, even if it's mandatory for how government out to operate. >> well, it didn't work that well in greece. not so positive in spain. these countries were deeply committed to your position. no tax increases. >> those states were bankrupted by their overspending. >> no one wanted to pay for it. >> the modern republican party wants less taxes and lower spending. they passed a ryan plan which reforms entitlements, reforms taxes, doesn't raise taxes. it's the democrats who don't have a legislative budget. >> make the case for why you view this the president making a truly balanced approach to not just solving this problem b
what the obama administration and geithner said is massive tax increases and zero reforms. our savings come from not occupying iraq for the next 20 years. the budget they put forward was laughed out of the house and the senate last year. no democrat wanted to agree to that before they ran for re-election. >> but you're making the case because there is still the fundamental question of whether republicans feel beholden to the position that they cannot raise taxes, even if it's mandatory...
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he goes on to argue that the obama administration has demonized the 1%, the true job creators and any increase in taxes would require him to lay off taxes. he just doesn't have enough money. and he ends with this thinly-vailed threat straight from the republican makers and takers textbook. "i can no longer support a system that penalized the productive and gives to the unproductive. my motivation to work and to provide jobs will be destroyed and with it so will your opportunities. if that happens, you can find me in the caribbean sitting on a beach, under a palm tree, retired with no employees to worry about." hold it right there. he worries about his employees. is he alone? does he care? of course, he cares. but this man is greedy. he can't help himself. he can't help hipgs for how much he hates president obama. this is only time he used employees for pawns to advance his own political agenda, but it's not. pe takes credit for george w. bush being elected in 2000. whenever i saw a negative article about al gore, u put it in the paychecks. i had managers do a survey. if they liked bus
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it's a bold challenge the obama administration's birth control rule and would allow all employers to reject parts of the health care law that run counter to their religious and moral believes. what are the politics in play and who benefits from a fight? today's new york times says they see benefits. it's a fight democrats are perfectly pleased to have. a new poll shows president obama's approval rating has gone up ten points since december among women. how will this fight affect the politics of 2012? joining us is diane diget of colorado. and marjorie dannenfelser who is president of an organization who works to elect pro-choice candidates. i want to start with elected officials. let me ask you why it looks like to the press covering this the democrats are not running away from this fight. they are quite willing to get out there at the edge of this fight and face it down? >> the last i heard it was 2012. a year when 99% of american women have used or use right now birth control. they use birth control for family planning. they use birth control to do things to prevent ovarian cancer.
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the line used on the obama administration. >> that's how they see him. a group of people to be hooked like fish, like mindless fish who can just be snagged, and then pulled around where ever they want to take you. >> is that a pitch that's going to be work being told your mindless, so don't get on his hook, get on mine? >> what he's hoping will come out of that message is this idea, which is very popular with the republican party, that the elitist democrats are trying to treat you like you're stupid or -- >> they learn that in college, don't they? >> that's exactly where we learn it. it's exactly where everybody learns all of their satanic ideas according to santorum. he can't help himself. he takes very straightforward conservative ideas and ratchets them up until you can't quite figure out what he's trying to say and not sound crazy. >> we shall see how everyone does today in michigan. great to see all three of you. thank you. >> thank you. stay with us. much more ahead right here. >> see what's in here. what's up here, and what's burning down here? >>
the line used on the obama administration. >> that's how they see him. a group of people to be hooked like fish, like mindless fish who can just be snagged, and then pulled around where ever they want to take you. >> is that a pitch that's going to be work being told your mindless, so don't get on his hook, get on mine? >> what he's hoping will come out of that message is this idea, which is very popular with the republican party, that the elitist democrats are trying to treat...
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administration came into place. quoting the same expert, what's in it for students or taxpayers? nothing. another conservative education expert at the cado institute said the plan would offer no help to students, but quote, obviously, it would have an effect for banks and lenders who would be happy to go back to that. it was a great gig for them. if big national elections in america were fought on the basis of who was looking out for the middle class, who was looking out for the american dream of getting ahead by working hard, the american treme that you can get a college education if you are smart enough and you work hard enough. if big national elections in america turned on isues like that, this dumb student loan issue would be issue a. it's not. at least it's not yet, but james carville, the political strategist who got bill clinton elected president, has a plan, and these figure prominently in the plan. james carville joins us for the interview right here next. introd >>> the interview tonight is james carville
administration came into place. quoting the same expert, what's in it for students or taxpayers? nothing. another conservative education expert at the cado institute said the plan would offer no help to students, but quote, obviously, it would have an effect for banks and lenders who would be happy to go back to that. it was a great gig for them. if big national elections in america were fought on the basis of who was looking out for the middle class, who was looking out for the american dream...
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fate as the barack obama administration. mid-term election, first term of the bill clinton administration, congress taken over by the republicans and suddenly, they talk about austerity, balancing the budget. they don't want to spend money. whereas in the reagan administration, we had military -- they spent like mad like in the george w. bush administration. >> we had the big three under the bush administration, bush 43, the tax cuts, two rounds of them. that were not paid for. we had a couple wars that were not in budget. what is the best case that the obama administration and democrats out on the trail looking for votes, what is the best case to make with this scenario the way it's played out? >> well, what they can say quite honestly is that president obama did the best he could with the terrible hand he was dealt, primarily by the george w. bush administration, not with standing the absolute inability and unwillingness of republicans in congress to cooperate on anything.ly, gradually i should say, out of the gravitationa
fate as the barack obama administration. mid-term election, first term of the bill clinton administration, congress taken over by the republicans and suddenly, they talk about austerity, balancing the budget. they don't want to spend money. whereas in the reagan administration, we had military -- they spent like mad like in the george w. bush administration. >> we had the big three under the bush administration, bush 43, the tax cuts, two rounds of them. that were not paid for. we had a...
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she wants the obama administration to ban it. in a letter to the agriculture secretary, she writes "it's wrong to feed children a slurry that was formally only used for dog food." how do you argue with that? this is delicious okay... is this where we're at now? we just eat whatever tastes good? like these sweet honey clusters... actually there's a half a day's worth of fiber in every ... why stop at cereal? bring on the pork chops and the hot fudge. fantastic. are you done sweetie? yea [ male announcer ] fiber one. [ male announcer ] for our families... our neighbors... and our communities... america's beverage companies have created a wide range of new choices. developing smaller portion sizes and more low- & no-calorie beverages... adding clear calorie labels so you know exactly what you're choosing... and in schools, replacing full-calorie soft drinks with lower-calorie options. with more choices and fewer calories, america's beverage companies are delivering. yeah, you -- you know, everything can cost upwards of...[ whistles
she wants the obama administration to ban it. in a letter to the agriculture secretary, she writes "it's wrong to feed children a slurry that was formally only used for dog food." how do you argue with that? this is delicious okay... is this where we're at now? we just eat whatever tastes good? like these sweet honey clusters... actually there's a half a day's worth of fiber in every ... why stop at cereal? bring on the pork chops and the hot fudge. fantastic. are you done sweetie?...
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meanwhile, the obama administration is pressuring states to expand medicaid coverage as outlined by obama care. the health care law calls for medicaid to be expanded to anyone who earns up to 133% of the poverty line. under the law, the federal government would cost -- would cover the cost of new enrollment until 2016. then their share would be dropped to 90% by the year 2022. nine states have said no to expansion, despite the huge federal funding. and some states want partial expansion. but today, the administration said no way. states must expand medicaid all the way if they want to receive full obama care funding. let's turn to the former director of the office of consumer information and insurance oversight, with the health and human services department. and also msnbc contributor e.j. dion, "washington post" columnist and author of "our divided political heart." thanks for joining us tonight. jay, these health insurance ex-change, where have they important and what does it mean if states say they're not going to go down this road? >> they're important, because they enable individuals
meanwhile, the obama administration is pressuring states to expand medicaid coverage as outlined by obama care. the health care law calls for medicaid to be expanded to anyone who earns up to 133% of the poverty line. under the law, the federal government would cost -- would cover the cost of new enrollment until 2016. then their share would be dropped to 90% by the year 2022. nine states have said no to expansion, despite the huge federal funding. and some states want partial expansion. but...
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administration. and that is that voters are starting to like it. look at this, the latest polling on health reform. after the supreme court ruled that the law was constitutional. washington post and abc finding that support for the health reform law now equals opposition to the health reform law. that's a big change because look, this is the same poll from april from before the supreme court upheld the law when a majority, a clear majority opposed the law. after the supreme court ruling, that majority opposing the law is gone. i think that's in part because people like winners. people like things that win. and honestly, they like being able to buy insurance and go to the doctor. ever since health reform passed, people have frankly liked the component parts of it, the elements of the policy that are scribed to them, no lifetime caps on your insurance and keeping your kids on your insurance and preventative care, they have liked the component parts of the policy, whey they didn't like before and are st
administration. and that is that voters are starting to like it. look at this, the latest polling on health reform. after the supreme court ruled that the law was constitutional. washington post and abc finding that support for the health reform law now equals opposition to the health reform law. that's a big change because look, this is the same poll from april from before the supreme court upheld the law when a majority, a clear majority opposed the law. after the supreme court ruling, that...
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administration, saying if they can do well in the primaries, it would be a threat to obama this fall. is the 51.1% the benchmark against which tonight's vote is going to be measured? >> reporter: they didn't want to get into that. i posed that very question, but they did indicate if you took out the mormon, they still would have won. but to give you a sense of the accomplishments, he obviously is in colorado springs, as we speak. he has plans, at least, to go to minnesota before heading back to colorado again. so they are already looking ahead so some of the upcoming primary and caucus state. >> peter, i'll chat with you again soon now we bring in chuck todd. what are we looking for tonight? >> in many ways nevada is a pretty easy state to handicap. it's really just two cities, laws, and reno, it is literally 75% of the votes will come out of the these two counties. four years ago mitt romney was strongest in clark county and under 50%, and the way we like to divide it up here in many ways is basically under 50 in washoe county and under 50 in the other part of the state. a few thing
administration, saying if they can do well in the primaries, it would be a threat to obama this fall. is the 51.1% the benchmark against which tonight's vote is going to be measured? >> reporter: they didn't want to get into that. i posed that very question, but they did indicate if you took out the mormon, they still would have won. but to give you a sense of the accomplishments, he obviously is in colorado springs, as we speak. he has plans, at least, to go to minnesota before heading...